President George W. Bush today announced his nomination of one
individual, his intention to nominate four individuals and his
intention to appoint six individuals to serve in his administration.

The President has nominated Peter Eide to be General Counsel of the
Federal Labor Relations Authority for a five-year term. Eide is
currently the Director of Labor Law Policy at the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce, where he has worked since 1990. Before joining the U.S.
Chamber of Commerce, Eide practiced labor and employment law with Akin,
Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld in Washington, D.C. and Piper and Marbury
in Baltimore, Maryland. From 1983 to 1987, he was with Martin Marietta
Aerospace, first as an Employee Relations Administrator and then as the
Manager of Salaried and Professional Relations. From 1975 to 1983,
Eide was a Field Examiner with the National Labor Relations Board.
Eide is a graduate of Florida State University and the University of
Maryland Law School.

The President intends to nominate Harry R. Hoglander to be a Member
of the National Mediation Board for a three-year term expiring July 1,
2005. Hoglander is currently a Legislative Specialist in the Office of
Congressman John Tierney specializing in labor and transportation
issues. He was a pilot with Trans World Airlines from 1965 to 1993 and
Master Chairman of the TWA Master Executive Council from 1982 to 1986.
Hoglander served as Executive Vice President of the Air Line Pilots
Association from 1976 to 1978, and from 1988 to 1994, he was a Labor
Representative on the United States Aviation Bi-Lateral Delegation. A
former member of the U.S. Air Force and Massachusetts Air National
Guard, he is a graduate of Florida State University and Suffolk
University Law School.

The President intends to nominate Daniel Pearson to be a
Commissioner of the United States International Trade Commission for a
nine-year term expiring June 16, 2011. Pearson is Assistant Vice
President for Public Affairs of Cargill, Incorporated in Minneapolis,
Minnesota. He has been a policy analyst in Cargill's public affairs
department since 1987, and he has focused primarily on trade policy
issues. From 1981 to 1987, Pearson was the agriculture legislative
assistant to U.S. Senator Rudy Boschwitz. In 1979 and 1980, he farmed
in a diversified 800-acre operation with his father and brother in
Ogilvie, Minnesota. Pearson earned a bachelor's degree and Master's
degree in agriculture economics from the University of Minnesota.

The President intends to nominate Neil McPhie to be a Member of the
Merit Systems Protection Board for the remainder of a seven-year term
expiring March 1, 2009. McPhie is currently a Senior Assistant
Attorney General in the Virginia Attorney General's Office. From 1998
to April of 2002, McPhie was the Executive Director of the Virginia
Department of Employment Dispute Resolution. From 1982 to 1998, he
served with the Virginia Attorney General's Office first as an
Assistant Attorney General and then as the Senior Assistant Attorney
General and Chief of the Employment Law Section. From 1976 to 1982,
McPhie was a trial and appellate attorney with the U.S. Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission. He is a graduate of Howard
University and Georgetown University Law Center.

The President intends to nominate Quanah Crossland Stamps to be
Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans. Stamps is
presently the President of QCS International, which works to create
business and employment opportunities in urban communities and provides
strategic advice and technical assistant to Native American tribes.
From 1994 to 1998, she was an Assistant Administrator of the U.S Small
Business Administration where she was responsible for overseeing all
national Native American small business and economic development
programs. From 1991 to 1994, she served in a variety of positions at
the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Stamps earned a bachelor's and Master's
degree from George Mason University.

The President intends to appoint Windy Sitton to be United States
Commissioner of the Canadian River Commission. Sitton was first
elected Mayor of Lubbock, Texas in 1997, and was then reelected for two
additional terms. In 1994, Sitton was elected Councilwoman for
Lubbock's 3rd District. While serving as Mayor, she was appointed to
the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and served on the Texas
Attorney General's municipal affairs committee. Sitton earned an
undergraduate degree from the University of North Texas and a Master's
degree from Texas Women's University.

The President intends to appoint the following five individuals to
serve as Members of the Federal Salary Council:

Employee Representatives:

Thomas Bastas is currently the National President and CEO of the
Association of Civilian Technicians in Lake Ridge, Virginia. James
Pasco is the Executive Director of the Fraternal Order of Police in
Washington, D.C.

Labor Relations and Pay Policy Representatives:

Rudy Joseph Maestas is the Acting Director of the Labor and
Industrial Division of the New Mexico Department of Labor. Mary
McNally Rose is the Chair of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory
Commission in Washington, D.C. Samuel Johnson Wallace is the Owner of
Williams and Wallace Management Consultants in Oakland, California.
From 1989 to 1993, he was the Department of Labor's regional director
for California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah and Hawaii.